{"id":17534,"date":"2024-03-30T14:41:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T14:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17534"},"modified":"2024-03-30T14:41:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T14:41:52","slug":"golden-jaguars-to-compete-in-fifa-series-saudi-arabia-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/golden-jaguars-to-compete-in-fifa-series-saudi-arabia-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Jaguars to Compete in FIFA Series Saudi Arabia A"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Eric Collymore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana&#8217;s senior Golden Jaguars men\u2019s team is gearing up for participation in the inaugural FIFA Series Saudi Arabia A tournament, set to take place in Jeddah from March 21 to 26. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new tournament offers an opportunity for 20 national football teams to compete during the international break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the series A segment of the tournament, the Golden Jaguars will face off against Cambodia (AFC) and Cape Verde (CAF). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, ranking points will be at stake, providing an additional incentive for the participating teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head coach Jamaal Shabazz expressed enthusiasm about the historic opportunity for Guyana to participate in the FIFA Series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the significance of this moment for the team and its potential impact on the development of local football talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shabazz also highlighted the importance of the tournament in advancing the development of football in Guyana and expressed his plans for a one-week training camp to prepare the team for the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President of the Guyana Football Federation, Wayne Forde, echoed Shabazz&#8217;s sentiments, expressing optimism about the national team&#8217;s performance and emphasizing the significance of their representation for the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FIFA Series is being hosted at four centralized locations, including Sri Lanka, Algeria, Azerbaijan, and Saudi Arabia, providing a platform for lower-ranked teams to compete and gain valuable experience on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With high hopes and aspirations, Guyana&#8217;s senior Golden Jaguars are gearing up to showcase their talent and compete against international counterparts in the FIFA Series Saudi Arabia A tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Eric Collymore Guyana&#8217;s senior Golden Jaguars men\u2019s team is gearing up for participation in the inaugural FIFA Series Saudi Arabia A tournament, set to take place in Jeddah from&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17536,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17534\/revisions\/17536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}